Aviation Attorneys National News Room

• NTSB Releases 2007 Aviation Accident Statistics
  The National Transportation Safety Board, Apr 21, 2008
  The National Transportation Safety Board today released preliminary aviation accident statistics for 2007.
  
  
• American Airlines has canceled more than 1,000 flights
  American Airlines, Apr 10, 2008
  American Airlines has canceled more than 1,000 flights today, as part of the effort to complete inspections on its MD-80 aircraft.
  
  
• NTSB Issues Safety Alert to Warn Pilots About CFIT Accidents During Night Visual Conditions
  NTSB, Feb 08, 2008
  The National Transportation Safety Board issued a Safety Alert to suggest ways for general aviation pilots to avoid controlled flight into terrain accidents during night
  
  
• Air Travel Consumer Reports for 2008
  Aviation Consumer Protection Division, Jan 16, 2008
  The Air Travel Consumer Report is a monthly product of the Department of Transportation's Office of Aviation Enforcement
  
  
• FAA Statement on Pilot Retirement Age
  FAA, Jan 09, 2008
  The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) welcomes the legislation signed into law last night by the President that allows U.S. commercial pilots to fly until age 65
  
  
• CAST Launches New Air Safety Website
  FAA, Jan 02, 2008
  CAST Launches New Air Safety Website
  
  
• FAA Statement on Pilot Retirement Age
  FAA, Dec 18, 2007
  The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) welcomes the legislation signed into law last night by the President that allows U.S.
  
  
• FAA Website Provides Real-Time Airport Information for Travelers
  FAA, Dec 12, 2007
  Travelers can find airport delay information for their departure and destination airports this holiday season by visiting a special Federal Aviation Administration
  
  
• FAA Settles Case Against TAG Aviation USA, Inc.
  FAA, Dec 05, 2007
  Under the terms of the $10 million settlement agreement, TAG paid $4 million on Nov. 8 and will pay the remaining $6 million by close of business on Dec
  
  
• New FAA Rule Boosts Aircraft Wiring Safety
  FAA, Nov 28, 2007
  The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today finalized a new rule designed to mitigate conditions
  
  
• U.S. Department of Transportation Sets Flight Reduction Targets for JFK Scheduling Meeting
  U.S Department of Transportation, Oct 31, 2007
  The U.S. Department of Transportation today released its target figures for the number of daily flights
  
  
• U.S Airlines Carried Record Number of Passengers in July
  RITA, Oct 24, 2007
  U.S. airlines carried 72.2 million scheduled domestic and international passengers on their systems in July
  
  
• Department of Transportation Announces New Steps to Tackle Aviation Congestion and Delays
  U.S Department of Transportation, Oct 10, 2007
  U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters today announced that she has charged a group of airline, airport and travel officials with
  
  
• 2007 Military Airport Program Selections
  The Federal Aviation Administration, Sep 14, 2007
  he MAP uses federal Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding to boost civilian aviation capacity
  
  
• FAA Issues Final Decision on Airspace Redesign
  Federal Aviation Administration, Sep 07, 2007
  The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a final decision for redesigning the New York, New Jersey, and Philadelphia metropolitan area
  
  
• New FAA Program Saves An Est $900 Million Over Ten Years
  FAA, Jul 23, 2007
  The Airspace Flow Program will allow air traffic controllers to delay only those flights that are expected to encounter extremely bad weather.
  
  
• FAA Raises Safety Rating for Dominican Republic
  FAA, Jul 03, 2007
  The Dominican Republic’s safety rating was raised from Category 2 to Category 1
  
  
• Plane Crash Security Assessments
  Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Jun 15, 2007
  The NRC will seek comment from the public, the nuclear industry and the technical community on the proposal. The proposed rule, which will replace an NRC staff proposal
  
  
• Plans for Open North American Aviation Market Inch Forward
  USINFO, Jun 11, 2007
  Sometime over the next the decade – but likely not in 2007 or 2008 - Air Canada could be competing with U.S. carriers on the New York-Paris route and Aeromexico
  
  
• Aircraft Accident Investigation and TSI
  Federal Aviation Administration, Jun 01, 2007
  TSI is one of America's foremost training institutes for studying civilian aircraft accident investigation and promoting accident prevention. TSI is also the globally rec
  
  
• Risk Factors Associated With Weather Related General Aviation Accidents
  National Transportation Safety Board , Apr 11, 2007
  Statistical Comparison of Aviation Accident
  
  
• NTSB Cites Poor Decision Making and Spatial Disorientaion As Cause Of Hawaiian Air Tour Accident
  National Transportation Safety Board , Apr 05, 2007
  NTSB determined that the probable cause of a fatal crash of an air tour helicopter in Hawaii was the pilot's decision to continue flight
  
  
• FAA Identifies New Way to Handle Air Traffic
  Federal Aviation Administration, Mar 30, 2007
  This new concept in airspace design will help us handle the rapidly growing number of flights in the Northeast
  
  
• Engineered Materials Arresting System (EMAS)
  Federal Government, Mar 23, 2007
  The Federal Aviation Administration requires that commercial airports, regulated under Part 139 safety rules, have a standard Runway Safety Area (RSA) where possible.
  
  
• FAA’s Updated Hiring Plan Matches Controller Staffing to Air Traffic
  Federal Aviation Administration, Mar 09, 2007
  The FAA will hire and train more than 15,000 controllers over the next decade
  
  
• Sen. Stevens Speaks on Aviation and Surface Transportation Security Legislation
  commerce.senate.gov, Mar 02, 2007
  Since the events of September 11th, we have made many improvements in the security of our nation’s transportation infrastructure
  
  
• NTSB Chairman Mark V. Rosenker Announces Runway Incursion Forum in March
  National Transportation Safty Board, Feb 27, 2007
  The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a one-day forum on March 27, 2007, focusing on airport runway incursions and accidents, and potential safety solutions.
  
  
• Budget's Funding Requirements are ...A Missed Opportunity
  Transportation.House.Gov, Feb 23, 2007
  FAA has cited the need to finance a major new air traffic control modernization
  
  
• New FAA Reform Legislation to Transform Air Travel
  Federal Aviation Administration , Feb 14, 2007
  New proposal Will make flying more convenient for millions of travelers
  
  
• FAA Boosts Safety for Air Tours
  Federal Aviation Administration , Feb 09, 2007
  Air tour operators will now have to meet the safety requirements in the expanded National Air Tour Safety Standards of the Federal Aviation Regulations
  
  
• FAA to Propose Pilot Retirement Age Change
  Federal Aviation Administration , Feb 02, 2007
  FAA will propose to raise the mandatory retirement age for U.S. commercial pilots from 60 to 65
  
  
• Inadequate Airspeed, Fialure to Activate Deice Boots Among Causes Cited by NTSB in Pueblo, Colorado Corporate Jet Crash
  NTSB, Jan 26, 2007
  All six passengers and the two flight crewmembers were killed in the crash
  
  
• Corporate Jet Accident in Pueblo, Colorado Will Be Subject of NTSB Board Meeting
  National Transportation Safety Board, Jan 19, 2007
  Two pilots and six passengers on board were killed, and the airplane was destroyed by impactforces and post-crash fire
  
  
• FAA Changes Safety Rules for Long-Range Flights
  Federal Aviation Administration , Jan 12, 2007
  Further reduce the risks for passengers and crews flying long-range regularly scheduled commercial routes over remote areas
  
  
• Pilot Flight Time and Rest
  Federal Aviation Administration , Dec 29, 2006
  Ensuring that all pilots receive adequate rest is key to maintaining a safe aviation system
  
  
• U.S. Department of Transportation Certifies Airbus
  Federal Aviation Administration , Dec 22, 2006
  The world's largest commercial airliner is now cleared to fly passengers and cargo
  
  
• NTSB Chairman Urges Airlines to Change Runway Stopping Calculations in Wake of Chicago Midway Overrun Accident
  National Transportation Safety Board Chairman , Dec 13, 2006
  aircraft failed to stop on the runway, rolling through a blast fence and perimeter fence and coming to rest on a roadway after striking two vehicles
  
  
• NTSB Warns That Runway Collisions Remain a Real Danger
  NTSB, Dec 06, 2006
  NTSB called again for effective action by the FAA to counter the danger posed by potentially catastrophic runway collisions
  
  
• NTSB Investigating Three Recent Airliner Incidents
  National Transportation Safety Board, Dec 01, 2006
  NTSB Chairman Investigating Recent Incidents
  
  
• Final Report On Crash Of Corporate Jet In Houston
  NTSB, Nov 21, 2006
  The National Transportation Safety Board has released its final report on the crash of a corporate jet in Houston in 2004 that killed three crewmembers
  
  
• NTSB Investigating Three Recent Airliner Incidents
  NTSB, Nov 14, 2006
  National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Mark V Rosenker has assigned investigators to look into three recent incidents involving airliners
  
  
• FAA Approval Of New Safety Standards For Low Flying Planes
  U.S. Senate, Oct 31, 2006
  Over the last several years, there have been nearly 100 fatal accidents involving commercial air tours nationwide
  
  
• FAA To Review Age 60 Rule For Pilots
  Federal Aviation Administration, Oct 24, 2006
  Since 1959, the FAA has required that all U.S. pilots stop flying commercial airplanes at age 60
  
  
• NTSB Sends Team To Assist Brazilian Investigation Into Crash Of 737
  NTSB, Oct 05, 2006
  Investigators to Brazil to assist in the investigation of the crash of a Boeing 737 after apparently colliding in mid-air with a business jet
  
  
• FAA Revokes Air Carrier Certificate Of AFG And Fines Medway Air Ambulance $1 Million
  Federal Aviation Administration, Jul 27, 2006
  FAA strictly enforces its safety regulations and will take action in situations where air carrier is engaged in the franchising or rental of its air carrier certificate
  
  
• Jet Engines History Of Problems
  ntsb.gov, Jun 01, 2006
  Most in-flight shutdowns are benign and likely to go unnoticed by passengers
  
  
• Aviation Accident Report Fatal Crash
  ntsb.gov, May 18, 2006
  The airplane was destroyed by impact and a postimpact fire
  
  
• NTSB Reauthorization Request Focus Of Congressional Hearing
  house.gov, Apr 20, 2006
  The NTSB has requested three statutory changes
  
  
• NTSB Reports Increase In Aviation Accidents In 2005
  ntsb.gov, Apr 05, 2006
  The National Transportation Safety Board today released preliminary statistics for 2005 showing an overall increase in civil aviation accidents
  
  
• NTSB Reports Decrease In Aviation Accidents In 2004
  ntsb.gov, Mar 15, 2006
  The majority of these fatalities occurred in general aviation and air taxi operations
  
  

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